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Friday 23 January
Image: The Adoration of the Kings from the Workshop of Hieronymous Bosch (detail)
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FRIDAY 23 JANUARY

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THE MINERS' STRIKE
Former BBC Political Editor, John Cole compares two documentaries on BBC Two and Channel 4 and the way they interpret the events of twenty years ago when Arthur Scargill led thousands of miners out on strike.

The Miners' Strike, BBC Two, Tues 27 January at 9pm. Strike: When Britain Went To War, Channel 4, Sat 27 January at 7pm

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ELLIOTT CARTER
95-year-old American composer, Elliott Carter, is in Britain for this evening's world premiere of Dialogues for piano and orchestra, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. He talks to Mark about the work and about his 10 decades of creativity; a feat unparalleled in the history of music!

The concert will be broadcast on Radio 3 on February 7th

Related link:
London Sinfonietta

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BOSCH AND BRUEGEL
Pieter Bruegel the Elder was born 10 years after Hieronymous Bosch died - but became known as a 'second Bosch'. Susie Nash of the Courtauld Institute joins Mark to review the Bosch and Bruegal exhibition, Inventions, Enigmas and Variations at the National Gallery which explores the relationship between the two artists.

Bosch and Bruegal: Inventions, Enigmas and Variations is a the National Gallery in London from 24th January to 4th April

Examples of Bosch & Bruegel's work

Related link:
National Gallery - Bosch and Bruegel

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DAVID ZUCKER
Director David Zucker is the master of the spoof film - including Airplane and Naked Gun. As his latest offering, Scary Movie 3, arrives in British cinemas, he discusses the art of the spoof movie with Mark Lawson.

Scary Movie 3 goes on general release from tonight, certificate 15

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